Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 4:3-5

3When the troopsהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100has the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought defeat on usנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?Let us bringנִקְחָ֧ה אֵלֵ֣ינוּnik.Chah 'e.Lei.nuH3947 H413the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887אֶת־'et-H853,so that it may goוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935with usבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130to save usוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467from the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.”

4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971mento Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and they broughtוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375backמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033אֵ֣ת'etH853the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,who sits enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427between the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.And the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,were thereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033withעִם־'im-H5973the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068enteredכְּב֨וֹא אֶל־ke.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478raisedגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419such a greatתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643shoutוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321that the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shookוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

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